Seattle City Hall and Barn Swallow in flight
Last week during Birds Connect Seattle’s 2024 Bird-Safe City Week, birders flocked to City Hall to advocate for bird-safe building regulations.
Staff and volunteers met with the offices of all nine Seattle City Councilmembers and the Mayor, and supporters like you sent in more than 400+ advocacy emails and postcards.
In response, Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6) expressed willingness to sponsor a bird-safe building ordinance in City Council.
City leaders also said they would work to incorporate “reducing urban hazards to wildlife” into the next version of Seattle’s comprehensive plan.
Momentum is building behind our movement for bird-safe cities, but we can’t let up. Until we have more comprehensive bird-safe building policies in place like other large metropolitan areas there is work to be done.Â
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